17 Cheap Bars in Singapore That Serve Budget-Friendly Drinks

Who doesn’t like to kick back and have an affordable and low cost drink after a long hard week

Bars. Filled with drinks, finger-food and great ambience, they are the perfect place if you’re looking for a good time with friends, co-workers or even family. However, with the high costs of alcohol and food, bars can be rather harsh on your wallet. Today, we’ve gathered a list of the 17 cheap bars in Singapore which not only have a great atmosphere but are value for money as well.

1. Stickies Bar

Kicking off the list of cheap bars in Singapore would be Stickies, an affordable bar with lots of entertainment. In fact, Stickies prides itself in having a large selection of games including Pool, PS4 games, Darts, Board Games, and beer pong for its patrons to have fun while savouring their favourite drink.

Stickies provides low and cheap prices for their alcohol through various promotions.

Beer-lovers get to enjoy Stickies’ $10 per jug promotion every day from 6 pm to 8 pm. If you’re a heavier drinker, Stickies Towerful Beer Pressure is available from Monday to Thursday and only charges $25 per tower from 6 pm to 8 pm.

The best form of drinking – day drinking – is best held at Stickies with their promotion of any glass of house pour liquor or a pint of beer priced by the time (starting from 2 pm and ending at midnight). So the earlier you start drinking, the cheaper it is, starting only from $2!

Opening from 12 pm till 12 am, Stickies is available at these four places:

2. Al Capone’s Ristorante & Bar

Al Capone’s Ristorante & Bar has live music and opens until late, making it the ideal place to hang out with friends for extended periods of time. Touting itself as the bar with unbeatable prices, this bar features a variety of drink promotions including a full Guinness pint at $8.80 and three bottles of Heineken at $13.

If beer isn’t your cup of alcohol, you can get a bottle of Monkey Shoulder at $85 or Hendricks Gin at $95 instead! With their cheap prices, Al Capone’s Ristorante & Bar is definitely living up to its reputation of being the “most affordable live music bar” in Singapore.

Do make reservations before heading down on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays (when it gets more crowded)!

3. Acid Bar

Next on the list of cheap bars in Singapore is Acid Bar. Acid Bar is one of the top go-to places for live bands and a nice atmosphere to unwind. With a different music lineup, every day by local artists including Ao Cheng & Mavis, each visit to this bar promises to be a new experience. What’s more, you get to check out the local music scene and support local artists!

Happy hour for Acid Bar is from 5 pm to 9 pm daily, so you can start enjoying the drinks earlier in the day. The house pours are only $6, while the house wine is $8 and draught beer is $10. If you miss their happy hour, Acid Bar also offers shots at $65 for a tray of 25 shooters all night long.

Acid Bar also has interesting concoctions, and some things you can try are the Bartender’s Specials. For instance, a mug of the “Black Eyed Pea”, at only $18, is a well-chosen combination of dark rum, coffee patron, fresh mint and lime.

4. District 10 Restaurant and Bar

District 10 Restaurant and Bar has three outlets, but the UE Square and Suntec outlets have the most affordable drinks. Happy hour, which starts from 11.30 am to closing, will merely cost you $10 for a pint of Asahi Dry (or Black). If you aren’t into beer, you can always choose wine or house pour spirits from vodka to whisky at $10 as well.

When you patronise the UE Square outlet, don’t forget to try their exotic in-house Gin & Tonic with tasty flavours including watermelon, grapefruit, rock-melon and strawberry at only $10!

5. FIVE Oriental Bar

Situated conveniently within the CBD area, FIVE Oriental Bar has cheap and affordable house pour wine at just $5 per glass. This is considered a steal for a bar in this area. You’ll also be able to wine and dine through the night with their long list of food choices from dim sum to bar snacks. Other than wine, you can also get a glass of UMESHU or Sake at a mere $5 as well.

6. The Pit

Hidden in the valley of bars (aka Holland Village), The Pit is a homely place away from home serving a long list of drinks including draft beers by Singapore’s very own Archipelago Brewery. The Pit is a great place to impress your picky drinker friends who are also cost-conscious, especially with its wide range of inexpensive drinks.

Happy hours never end at The Pit, with a pint of draft beer for $9.9++ and house pour shots at $6++ only. They also have additional promotions for certain days of the week, for example, Tequila Shots for $5++ on Friday, Margarita Sundays at only $8 a glass.

7. Fu Lin Bar & Kitchen

Well-known for the yong tau fu inspired dishes and drinks, Fu Lin Bar & Kitchen is a class of its own which prides itself on its unique in-house cocktails such as Snow Leopard Vodka and a variety of Sake. It’s also one of the cheap bars in Singapore that you can try out.

8. LOOF

Another of the cheap bars in Singapore is LOOF. Serving carefully crafted cocktails, LOOF is the go-to place for special concoctions with quirky names – Feng He Ri Li, Little Pink Dot, Changi Apricot are just some of the few that you can check out! The LOOF Forgotten Classics are something To Thai For as well for just around $20++ per drink. In case you’re wondering, To Thai For is one of the selections in the LOOF Forgotten Classics that is a drink of lemongrass & chilli infused vodka, spices, ginger & lemonade.

For happy hour from 5 pm to 8 pm from Mondays to Saturdays, LOOF has really cheap and affordable beer and bubbly for $10++, while house pour spirits and wines are priced by the hour till 8.30 pm. With an incredible view at the rooftop bar, this is the place to catch the sunset while indulging in your alcohol of choice.

9. MOJO

MOJO has good food, a chill atmosphere and affordable beers. All the makings of a great bar! MOJO is thus an obvious choice as one of the cheap bars in Singapore.

In the day, MOJO is a Grain & Protein Bowl place. However, come night time, MOJO transforms into an izakaya place with a twist, serving rice bowls, Sake wine and more. For Sake, you can get Asabiraki Nanburyu Denshozukuri Dai Ginjyo (720ml) for $88++ while Kiku-Masamune Kaho-Gura JunMai Dai Ginjyo (720ml) for just $85++.

Anti-fans of the Sake, no worries! You can fall back on MOJO’s affordable beer at $10++ for a pint of Asahi Dry as well as $12++ for a pint of Asahi Dry Black or Kronenbourg Blanc 1664.

10. Hopscotch BarHopscotch Bar is an inexpensive bar option to try in Singapore. Famous for the unique and rare Singapore-style craft cocktails, Hopscotch Bar which relocated to Gillman Barracks in 2018 features unforgettable and must-try drinks familiar to local tastes. The Little Nonya combines herbs and tequila while Sing To The Dawn mixes alcohol and caffeine from local favourite and traditional coffee shops for just $23++.

The most affordable drinks in this bar are the shooters for just $6++ a glass. All the flavours you love that are uniquely Singapore are there, from Kueh Lapis, Bandung to Nutella and Riena. Of course, Hopscotch Bar does serve the common beer, spirits and wine as well.

11. KANPAI IZAKAYA & BAR

A great place for a variety of affordable drinks until late at night is Kanpai Izakaya & Bar. This bar showcases a 1-for-1 promotion for Asahi Super Dry at $16++ and Asahi Super Dry Black for $18++. Other than beer, you can get House Pour Japanese Whisky at just $8++ while a bucket of three Sake Bottles of 300 ml each at just $88++.

Happy hour in this bar is until 10 pm on all days except on Fridays and Eves of Public Holidays where it’s only until 9.30 pm.

12. 1 Tyrwhitt Bistro & Bar

1 Tyrwhitt Bistro & Bar is the ideal affordable bar in Singapore for beer-lovers who don’t want to break the bank. They have a beer promotion that runs all day – A beer tower of Carlsberg and Kronenbourg at just $50 nett each. Not only that, this bar serves delicious small bites to go with your beer. You can get Spicy Wings, Mozzarella Cheese Sticks, fish skin and so on, each for only $10 and under.

13. Bar Bar Black Sheep

You may have heard of the popular Bar Bar Black Sheep, and for good reason. Bar Bar Black Sheep is known for its affordable drinks, excellent music and open-air dining.

This bar also offers great value for money, with a huge variety of wine, cocktail and spirits as well as craft beers on tap. Bar Bar Black Sheep also doesn’t charge its patrons any service charge or taxes despite providing full table service.

Just looking at the price lists for drinks at the Cherry Ave outlet in Bukit Timah shows how affordable the drinks here are. You can get a bucket of 3 for $19 while a pint of Connor’s Stout for $10 a pint.

14. GEM BAR

Situated at Ann Siang Hill, arguably Chinatown’s coolest spot, GEM BAR is one of the most affordable bars in Singapore with their Happy Hour every day from 4 pm to 9 pm. During the Happy Hour, you can get house pour spirits with mixers at just $5++ while a full pint of Asahi or Kronenbourg Blanc at $10++ only.

15. Little Saigon

Next on the list of cheap bars in Singapore, we present a unique bar by the riverside of Clark Quay. Serving authentic Vietnamese food and drinks at Little Saigon, you get to enjoy happy hour daily which gives you 50% off cocktails, wines and draft beers. Definitely worth going down for their cocktails with that Vietnamese twist which cost $16.50++ (only $8.25++ during happy hour).

Meanwhile, draft beer will be at $15.50++ ($7.75++ during happy hour) per pint, much cheaper than many other bars in Singapore.

For your information, happy hour at Little Saigon is from Mondays to Fridays from 4 pm to 9 pm. For Saturdays and Sundays, it runs from 12 pm to 9 pm.

16. Two Fat Men Food Bar

Nestled in the East of Singapore, Two Fat Men Food Bar serves cheap and inexpensive drinks. They are well known for their cheap beers, serving towers of Singha draughts for a mere $48++ each during happy hour! Their happy hour is from Mondays to Fridays from 5 pm to 9 pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 2 to 9 pm. If beer isn’t really your thing, Two Fat Men Food Bar also serves wine at $9++ throughout the night.

To top it all off, this bar also serves a wide range of food items to satisfy your late night cravings. Its menu contains a selection of different types of western mains for under $20 and other finger food items such as house fries and chicken bites for $10 and under as well.

17. SMÖÖbar

Last on the list of affordable and cheap bars in Singapore is SMÖÖbar. It touts itself as having insane liquor price promotions. For example, they offer cheap alcohol from 2 pm to 8 pm daily during happy hour. What’s more, you get to enjoy a wide range of facilities there. They have darts, a pool table and beer pong to let you unwind while enjoying your drink.

Conclusion

There are plenty of affordable and cheap bars around, in almost every area in Singapore. The list above are our top picks and are unparalleled in terms of price. These carefully selected bars also have good ambience and would be great wallet-friendly places to relax after a long day of work.

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